PHYS431 QUANTUM MECHANICS I
Course Code: |
2300431 |
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
4(4-0) |
ECTS Credit: |
6.0 |
Department: |
Physics |
Language of Instruction: |
English |
Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. OSMAN YILMAZ |
Offered Semester: |
Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Prerequisite: |
Set 1: 2300210
, 2300300 |
The course set above should be completed before taking
PHYS431 QUANTUM MECHANICS I. |
Course Content
Postulates of quantum mechanics; Dirac delta function and Dirac notation; the Schrödinger equation in three-dimensions; angular momentum; the radial equation; the hydrogen atom; interaction of electrons with electro-magnetic field; operators, matrices, and spin; the addition of angular momenta; time-independent perturbation theory.